News Release
Twin GMK6400 lift
12/3/2015
Bridgeville, Pennsylvania-based Maxim Crane Works completed a challenging dual pick at an energy plant in Cincinnati, Ohio. The company chose two 450 USt Grove GMK6400s for the delicate lift, which had the cranes lift a 75 USt vessel at the facility. The biggest hurdle was maneuvering the orientation of the vessel – it was situated north to south, but need to be placed through a roof hatch aligned east to west. To facilitate the dual rigging, Maxim used a 100 USt beam with a center lug that acted as a swivel to rotate the vessel when placed over the roof hatch. The lift took about one day to complete. Maxim will re-use this plan to place another vessel at the facility in January 2016.
The Manitowoc Company, Inc. (“Manitowoc”) was founded in 1902 and has over a 117-year tradition of providing high-quality products and support services that are tailored to customers’ needs. Its 2019 net sales were approximately $1.83 billion. Manitowoc is one of the world's leading providers of engineered lifting solutions. Through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Manitowoc designs, manufactures, markets and supports comprehensive product lines of mobile telescopic cranes, tower cranes, lattice-boom crawler cranes, boom trucks and industrial cranes under the Grove, Potain, Manitowoc, National Crane, Shuttlelift and Manitowoc Crane Care brand names.